Senior Zoë Nightingale walked onto the sand volleyball court at the Stanford Invitational Pairs Tournament on Sunday with her partner, junior Kamila Tan, to play in the No. 1 and No. 2 pairs championship match. Nightingale and Tan, who make up UCLA sand volleyball’s No. 1 team, invested a week of practice into preparation for […]
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Women’s volleyball loses NCAA Regional semifinal against Penn State
Three years ago, the No. 9 UCLA women’s volleyball team found itself in Kentucky for the Regional semifinal of the NCAA championship, looking across the net at No. 8 Penn State. Not only did the Bruins upset the Nittany Lions with a 3-0 sweep that night, but the Bruins also continued to fight through the […]
Women’s volleyball to play Penn State for spot in regional finals
With only the top 16 teams left in the NCAA tournament, the UCLA women’s volleyball team will face its biggest challenge yet. “It’s going to take a lot but I think we can do it,” said senior middle blocker Zoë Nightingale. After two consecutive wins in the first and second rounds of 2014 NCAA women’s […]
Bruins sweep past LIU Brooklyn, Long Beach State on path to Sweet 16
For the first time in over a month, No. 12 seed UCLA women’s volleyball team swept two teams in the same week, scoring 3-0 against both LIU Brooklyn and Long Beach State at home. It just so happens the Bruins were able to pull off the double-sweep when they needed it most – their first […]
Women’s volleyball aims to bridge Brooklyn squad into NCAA second round
First up for UCLA women’s volleyball: LIU Brooklyn. The No. 12 seed Bruins will host the Blackbirds in the first round of the 2014 NCAA Division I women’s volleyball championship. UCLA played LIU Brooklyn earlier this season on Aug. 30 at the Concourse Hotel at LAX Classic, in which the Bruins claimed a three-set win […]
Women’s volleyball senior aims to recapture freshman title experience
Zoë Nightingale was a natural behind the net. Throughout her fledgling volleyball career, her coaches never thought twice of putting her at any other position other than middle blocker. “I was 6-foot-3 in eighth grade, so they put the tall girl in the middle, so I’ve never played any other position, except middle,” Nightingale said. […]
UCLA women’s volleyball hosts first two rounds of NCAA championships
With a five-set win against USC last Friday, the women’s volleyball team hopes to continue its momentum on the court for the NCAA Tournament. “We don’t have a goal, no expectations, no overall goals,” said coach Mike Sealy. “Just try to play our best.” On Sunday, the NCAA announced 2014 Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship […]